MINUTES AFTER THE congregation of basketball players ranging from NBA All-Stars to pro prospects to gym rats who keep high tops in the trunk of their cars spilled outside into the warm August air, Rico Hines dutifully readied the space for the next tenants inside the UCLA Student Activities Center.
Under the soft glow of sunbeams seeping out from the corners of the blue roller shades that cover the windowed walls of the sweltering second-floor gymnasium, the 45-year-old former UCLA basketball player toted a trash can around the three hardwood courts as members of the women's volleyball team trickled in for their midday practice.